The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-08
MICHIGAN.
Condensed REPORTS of the Latest News
from all Parts OF the State.

is 80 years old.
Frost visited several parts of the
State last Saturday.
A humane society is being organ
lied at Battle Greek.
There are forty EIGHT pupils in the
State school for the blind.
A new match factory viii be in
operation at Saginaw by Nov. /.
Bonds for $1,000 fire engine are
being issued by the Owosso officials.
There is talk of organizing bust
ness mems association at Mount Pleas
ant
1t is reported that DIR. Weir is
about to reopen his hospital at Os-
coda.
The canal scheme is again the
subject of much comment nc Mar
quette.
A Mecosta firm sold three thou
sand patent potato-bug sprinklers this
season.
Bay City is 10 have new plan
ing-mill and Romeo new carriage
factory before winter sets In.
Phil Small Is in Jail at Mount
Pleasant in default of $1,000 bail. on
charge of illegal liquor selling at
Shepard.
A two-years- old child of A. Sorg
fell In cistern at Greenville. It's cries
brought the mother, who jumped in,
too, TO save her child and both mar
rowly escaped drowning.
In the Circuit Court at Adrain Frank
X. Norton was sentenced To eight
years hard labor at Jackson. On the
night of Aug. % he made muir
derous assault on his mother while
under the influence Of morphine and
whisky.
The loss TO the Calumet a. Hecla
company through the fire in the mine
will amount 10 several hundred thou
sand dollars, and the employees of the
company have lost about 100000 in
wages during the time the fire was
burning.
The new German Lutheran sem
mary at Saginaw City, over the loca-
ton Of which there was some strife
between several Michigan towns n
year ago, was formally opened, with
seventy -four students enrolled, Tues
day evening.
Capt. George Berringer, ex.mayor of
Negaunee, and one OF the Oldest resi-
dents of the peninsula, died at Nor
way, Mich. Mr.. Berringer was min
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closely identified with the development
OF this and the Gogebic iron districts.
--Tae school tax in Grand Rapids
increased - per cent. in the past two
years, while the school attendance in
creased only II per cent. The total
school tax is $l73,000, and the total
city tax for all purposes this year is
s5S6,0O0. 90 two and three fourths per
cent. on the valuation.
IS ID. Clay, prosecuting attorney
at Grand Rapids, was arrested Monday
on charge OF assaulting his wife.
The couple has had several quarrels,
and devorce suit is now pending.
Monday night the two met, and after
heated argument he Is alleged 10
have struck his wife In the face.
Several farmers in Clare and Nissan
kee counties have brought suit against
the Muskegon Booming company for
$4,000, the amount of the damage
done 10 their farms by the overflow
waters from the Muskegon river The
overflow was caused by the company
dumping too many logs into the river.
Luther Gates had longing .vr
the love and society Of Lizzie Buchan-
an. restaurant waiter at Alma, but
she interposed her maidenly veto.
Thereupon Luther climbed mp 10
where he could see her room Saturday
night, and then shot at her, IL Is alleg-
ed, but missed her. He was arrested
and has been put where he won't be
bothered by such temptations again
very soon.
- Homesteaders and other settlers
coming In from the wilder parts of
Baraga county report that there are
many claim Jumpers In that section,
and that they are causing great deal
OF trouble. especially 10 those holding
railroad indemnity lands. 80 serious
has the. evil grown that the settlers
propose 10 organize A vigilance CON-
mittee and deal out summary Justice
Ia the thieves.
A terrible accident occurred NJ the
Genesce street crossing of the Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic road In
Marquette. Three men attempted to